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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1999
Danny Lincoln, Commerce, GA (US);
Tim Harrell, Norcross, GA (US);
David Farquhar, Commerce, GA (US);
Joe Papp, Duluth, GA (US);
Krishna Kumar, Duluth, GA (US);
Spectrx, Inc., Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic probe is provided that includes a housing, at least one optical fiber disposed within the housing, one end of each of the at least one optical fiber being disposed adjacent an opening in the housing forming a probe face, a binding agent that binds the at least one optical fiber within the housing, and a protective coating sealingly covering the probe face to prevent contaminants from contacting the at least optical fiber. A method for protecting a fiber optic probe having a housing, at least one optical fiber disposed within the housing, one end of each of the at least one optical fiber being disposed adjacent an opening in the housing forming a probe face, and a binding agent that binds the at least one optical fiber within the housing, includes polishing the probe face to create a substantially flat probe face, cleaning the probe face after polishing the probe face and sealing the probe face with a protective coating.